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Benchmarks

In the Ask Mike newsletter, Mike polled readers on current “hot” topics.

How does your company's 2011 bill for tax preparation compare to last year?
Other than your own company, how many active angel investments are in your personal portfolio?
What's your average monthly cost per employee for health insurance
How many boards do you currently belong to?
What are you normal payment terms
Our expectations for revenue growth for 2010 will be:
In 2010, what do you expect will happen to your headcount
My spreadsheet skills have reached the following level
Survey December 08 - Our expectations for revenue growth in 2009 will be
Survey Aug 08 - How long has your current CFO been on the job
Survey June 08 - Do you have an outside advisory board
Survey Jan 08 - Who Gets the biggest paycheck in your company
Survey Sep 07 - In 2008, what do you expect will happen to your headcount
What share of your revenue does your biggest customer generate
How does your paycheck compare to recent years?
Other than your own company, how many active angel investments are in your personal portfolio?
Are you planning to give rank and file employees a raise this year?
What's been your experience this year getting vendor or bank credit
What do you expect will happen to you headcount in 2010?
Are equity or options part of your senior management program
In the past five years, has anyone offered to buy your company
Survey April 09 - How do you compensate your outside board members?
Survey September 08 - On average, how many weeks of severance do you pay when you terminate a senior executive?
Survey Mar 08, Have you personally guaranteed a company loan
Nov 07 Poll - Which is more profitable, your porduct and license sales or your service sales

July 07 poll - How fast do your close your books each month
Survey Aug 07 - How many sales reps did you have working for you before you hired your first dedicated sales admin person.